by Bill Scher | Apr 25, 2014 | Blog
Yesterday Speaker John Boehner, right after acknowledging the video camera in the room, proceeded to blast Republicans afraid to vote on immigration. In a high-pitched mock whine, he impersonated his colleagues: "Ohhhh. Don’t make me do this! Ohhhh. This is too hard!"...
by Bill Scher | Apr 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
No TPP Deal In Japan WH claims progress with Japan in trade talks. The Hill: "Six agriculture sectors — including beef, pork, dairy, wheat, sugar and rice — were the focus of the negotiations, and the senior official said that progress was made in each area. 'We took...
by Bill Scher | Apr 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Nation Goes All-In For Earth Day Mark Hertsgaard explains "Why TheNation.com Today Is All About Climate": "...The Nation is marking Earth Day 2014 with special, wall-to-wall coverage of the climate challenge ... Growing a larger grassroots movement is vital...
by Bill Scher | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Trade Deal Focus Of Presidential Asia Visit Obama to push for trade deal during Asia trip. W. Post: "The United States and Japan have been engaged in intense negotiations for months — and as recently as Friday — over how to resolve their trade differences in the...
by Bill Scher | Apr 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Obamacare Numbers Keep Rising Obama celebrates 8 million Obamacare signups. W. Post: "'I don’t think we should apologize for it, and I don’t think we should be defensive about it. I think is a strong, good, right story to tell.' ... the 8 million figure does not...